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Coen brothers to adapt 'True Grit'
Variety Magazine ^
| 03/22/09
| MICHAEL FLEMING
Posted on 03/24/2009 8:48:48 AM PDT by Reaganesque
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I don't necessarily mind a remake or an adaptation per se but, this is an iconic movie with an iconic, Oscar winning performance from one of the biggest stars Hollywood has ever known. Who would you get to fill the Duke's shoes? Personally, I don't think you can find such an actor. This will turn out to be either a gutsy move on the part of the Coen Brothers or, more likely, the dumbest move in the history of Hollywood and that takes some doing.
To: Reaganesque
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posted on
03/24/2009 8:50:12 AM PDT
by
Constitution Day
('Cause this is nothing like we'd ever dreamt / Tell Sir Thomas More we've got another failed attempt)
To: Reaganesque
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posted on
03/24/2009 8:50:44 AM PDT
by
exist
To: Reaganesque
I liked "True Grit" the book. And "True Grit" the movie. And "No Country for Old Men."
What could go wrong?
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posted on
03/24/2009 8:51:16 AM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
("Only after disaster can we be resurrected." -- Tyler Durden)
To: Reaganesque
To: Reaganesque
The original starred as the teen, Wayne and as the lawmen, Jeff Corey as the killer and featured and Dennis Hopper as fellow outlaws. That sentence makes no sense whatsoever.
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posted on
03/24/2009 8:51:35 AM PDT
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WayneS
(Respect the 2nd Amendment; Repeal the 16th)
To: Constitution Day
I love Sam Ellito but, he’s no John Wayne. I heard some talk of Tommy Lee Jones who could do a decent job but there’s the same problem with him. He’s not John Wayne.
To: Constitution Day
Or Tom Selleck. Think about how good “Quigley Down Under” was.
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03/24/2009 8:52:59 AM PDT
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quikdrw
(Life is tough....it's even tougher if you are stupid.)
To: Reaganesque
True Grit is one of my least favorite Wayne movies, don’t know why just something about that movie bores me to tears. So I’m OK with the Coen’s going for it.
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posted on
03/24/2009 8:53:43 AM PDT
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razorboy
To: Reaganesque
To: Reaganesque
I hear what you’re saying, but since the estimable Mr. Wayne is no longer available, I don’t see a solution.
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posted on
03/24/2009 8:54:16 AM PDT
by
Constitution Day
('Cause this is nothing like we'd ever dreamt / Tell Sir Thomas More we've got another failed attempt)
To: exist
With the Coen bros, this should not be a “remake”
I hate to see anybody walk on the bone of the Duke but I’m interested to see what they come up with.
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posted on
03/24/2009 8:54:19 AM PDT
by
dangerdoc
(dangerdoc (not actually dangerous any more))
To: WayneS
The original starred as the teen, Wayne and as the lawmen, Jeff Corey as the killer and featured and Dennis Hopper as fellow outlaws. I was just about to say that!
The original starred Kim Darby as the teen, Wayne and as the lawmen, Jeff Corey as the killer and featured Glen Cambell as a Texas Ranger, and Robert Duvall and Dennis Hopper as fellow outlaws.
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posted on
03/24/2009 8:55:19 AM PDT
by
Political Junkie Too
(You can never overestimate the Democrats' ability to overplay their hand.)
To: Reaganesque
Can you imagine, Sean Penn playing the John Wayne Part? Or maybe Brad Pitt?
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03/24/2009 8:55:34 AM PDT
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Eva
(CHANGE- the post modern euphemism for Marxist revolution.)
To: dangerdoc
I hate to see anybody walk on the bone of the Duke but Im interested to see what they come up with.What if they pick Sean Penn to play Wayne's part?
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posted on
03/24/2009 8:55:38 AM PDT
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exist
To: quikdrw
This conceivably could be another great vehicle for continuing Micky Rourke’s comeback...
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posted on
03/24/2009 8:56:21 AM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: Reaganesque
The obvious choice for the new model Rooster Cogburn would be Keanu Reeves.
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posted on
03/24/2009 8:56:30 AM PDT
by
tlb
To: Reaganesque
Who would you get to fill the Duke's shoes? The Rooster Cogburn role was clearly made for Michael Moore.
The rest of the screenplay just writes itself.
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posted on
03/24/2009 8:56:46 AM PDT
by
End Times Sentinel
(In Memory of my Dear Friend Henry Lee II)
To: Reaganesque
Well you know the teen will be played by Dakota Fanning. She’s in everything these days.
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posted on
03/24/2009 8:56:48 AM PDT
by
CholeraJoe
(So then my skinny date sez, "Does Lane Bryant sell designer jeans?" and that's why the boss hates me)
To: exist
I wonder if they’ll move the Rockies to the area just west of Ft. Smith again.
I have been all through eastern Oklahoma, never saw hills that big.
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posted on
03/24/2009 8:57:45 AM PDT
by
gthog61
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